Home uroflowmetry by means of the Da Capo home uroflowmeter.
OBJECTIVE
The Da Capo home flowmeter was tested versus the Urodyn 1000 flowmeter. The two flowmeters are based on different principles. The Da Capo is a portable, battery powered flowmeter designed to record all voidings during a period of time (e.g. 24 h) for a single patient.


METHODS
The flowmeters were tested with regard to accuracy of measurement of the voided volume and maximum flow (Qmax). Further, the Da Capo was tested by 10 healthy male volunteers, median age 47 years, range 21-57.


RESULTS
Both flowmeters were very accurate measuring Qmax and voided volume. A few artifacts arose, i.e. extremely high Qmax values were recorded. All test persons found the flowmeter easy to handle.


CONCLUSIONS
The weight transducer based Da Capo home flowmeter proved as accurate as the stationary flowmeters. It is easy to handle and it provides all-day monitoring of uroflow and voided volume.
Jørgensen
J B
JB
Department of Urology H, Gentofte Hospital, University of Copenhagen, Denmark.
Jacobsen
H L
HL
Bagi
P
P
Hvarnes
H
H
Colstrup
H
H
D000328:Adult; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D015203:Reproducibility of Results; D012212:Rheology / Q000295:instrumentation*; D012648:Self Care; D014554:Urination / Q000502:physiology*; D014563:Urodynamics